We Rode the Eastside!
byOn an overcast and windy morning in June, on the beautiful campus of the historic Huston-Tillotson University – a very diverse cross-section of Austin’s…
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Six Square: Cultivating Emerging Artists
byThis summer, Six Square is proud to present a new music series named Musical Explorations featuring new artists of color who specialize in performing…
Telling Our Stories for 45 Years: Tommy Wyatt and The Villager Newspaper
by“Somebody gotta be first.” That attitude explains how Tommy Wyatt ran for Travis County Commissioner twice in the 60s, even though a black person…
A Great Day in Wakanda: The Photoshoot
byReminiscent of the 1958 Great Day in Harlem photo shoot that forever memorialized the moment in time when all of the NYC jazz greats…
A Wrinkle in Time Movie Screening and Ice Cream Social
bysoulciti partnered with Sisters In The Storm, Me and the Bees Lemonade and the Capital City Black Film Festival, to create an afternoon of…
Fades, Fros & Faux Hawks: Black Barber Shops in the Austin Area
byA clean haircut or fresh, new do will change the swag in any Black person’s steps. Hair is a priority and something our community…
Looking for a Black Doctor in Austin? Check Out This List.
byThe importance of regularly visiting a doctor varies within Black families.
ACL inducts The Neville Brothers and others into Hall of Fame
byThe band, along with Elvis Costello and Dr. John, opened with a tribute to Fats Domino, who passed away that day, and the crowd sang along loudly to “Ain’t That a Shame.”
Derrick Chubbs Tackles Hunger as President of Central Texas Food Bank
byMany of us would list “high-powered corporate job” as our greatest career objective, but Derrick Chubbs, the new president and CEO of the Central…
Steve Savage: KAZI Celebrating 35 Years of Community Broadcasting
byOn August 29, KAZI the “Voice and Soul of Austin,” celebrates 35 years of serving the community.
Girls Trip Happy Hour and Preview Screening
bysoulciti and Capital City Black Film Festival partnered up Ms. X Factor and Tenth Year in the Sun to host Girls Trip Happy and Movie Screening. The affair…
Reading is the Ultimate Form of Staying Woke: Austin’s African American Book Festival
byThere’s a magic in reading. There’s something in feeling the pages beneath your finger tips, imagining the picture with your mind, and diving into a story best told by words.